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Originally Posted by Ray
FWIW, when I was at the NCOS Paph Forum in the DC area a few weeks ago, I talked to a commercial grower who said all of his tolumnias were in S/H and thriving.
Not under my conditions.
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Are you aware of his conditions? I'd love to email the individual if possible.
Part of the reason I wanted to even try sh and tolumnias is because in my environment, I simply cannot keep up with the drying and inevitable desiccating roots quick to follow. This is why sh is God-sent for my other orchids. I'd like to grow orchids other ways for the artistic aspect of say mounting etc, but it simply will not do.
I have since moved my plants to the basement and theyve been enjoying higher humidity and consistent high and low temps, which has given them all spikes...except for the tolumnias. Granted only two of my tolumnias have been with me for almost a year now but I doubt I'll get spikes from them. Their years hasn't been the most productive because I struggled with giving them good conditions and they lost most roots. They grew a new fan each but I'm not hopeful. I have since put them in the basement, upped the humidity and they are now living snuggly with the other tolumnias in a shallow glass container, gaps filled in with hydroton. They never live in standing water. I must heavily once a day and so far, those with roots have kept their roots. I may have to offer one up to another sh experiment and try to repeat the success, or apparent success, of the first sh tolumnia.
Ray would you be able to get in contact with this grower?
Ryan
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